199 British soldiers dead. Afghanistan

The Russians couldn't win it. NATO can't win it. Afghans will finish the job. As is their right.

New Afgan law: husbands can deny food to wives who don't submit to their sexual demands. (guardian.co.uk)

arguably, the United States is the most flagrant violator of NPT commitments, frequently intervening to prevent other NPT-signatories from exercising their "inalienable rights," affirmed under the NPT, to access nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, "without discrimination."

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UK Government's statement that ID card has not been hacked proves that it really is just another useless bit of plastic (computerweekly.com)

Britain “sleepwalked into a surveillance society” -- there is a request to snoop on the public every 60 secs (telegraph.co.uk)

Eyewitness from Honduras: The U.S. is involved in what is happening in Honduras up to its eyeballs. The leaders of the coup government, the military and those financing the coup are all the principal allies of the U.S. (laprogressive.com)

Calling the Bank's Bluff: Why a Debtor's Revolt Would Work.

Taser International launches court action to quash inquiry's recommendations for preventing taser deaths. (cbc.ca)